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Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954) is an Australian former politician and businessman who served as the 29th prime minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and was the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Wentworth from 2004 to 2018.
The Turnbull government was the federal executive government of Australia led by the 29th prime minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, from 2015 to 2018.It succeeded the Abbott government, which brought the Coalition to power at the 2013 Australian federal election.
Turnbull refused on the grounds that this would only fuel speculation. [18] A meeting in regard to the leadership was held on Sunday 13 September at the home of Dr Peter Hendy, attended by Malcolm Turnbull, Wyatt Roy, Arthur Sinodinos, Mitch Fifield, Mal Brough, James McGrath and Scott Ryan, and Julie Bishop's chief of staff, Murray Hansen. [19]
The Liberal-National coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard was defeated at the 2007 federal election by the Australian Labor Party led by Kevin Rudd.In the aftermath, Brendan Nelson was elected leader in an ensuing ballot, in a 45-42 vote against former Minister for the Environment, Malcolm Turnbull.
In September 2015, Malcolm Turnbull called for another spill, directly challenging Tony Abbott in a rematch between the two, and winning the vote 54–44 to return to the position of leader of the Liberal Party, and as a result, displaced Abbott as Prime Minister of Australia.
The Liberal-National Coalition won office under the leadership of Tony Abbott in the 2013 Australian federal election. [7] The Abbott government was brought down by an internal party room challenge, launched by Malcolm Turnbull in September 2015, in which Turnbull won 54 votes of the Liberal Party room to 44 and the Turnbull government became the executive government of Australia.
Malcolm Turnbull (b. 1954) (1st time) Wentworth, NSW 16 September 2008 : 1 December 2009 None 13 Tony Abbott (b. 1957) Warringah, NSW 1 December 2009 : 14 September 2015 2010, 2013: Gillard (2010–2013) Rudd (2013) Himself (2013–2015) (12) Malcolm Turnbull (b. 1954) (2nd time) Wentworth, NSW 14 September 2015 : 24 August 2018 2016
On 14 September 2015, the incumbent Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, was challenged for the leadership of the Liberal Party and thus the prime ministership by Malcolm Turnbull, the Minister for Communications. Turnbull won the vote 54–44 and on 15 September was sworn in as prime minister, starting the Turnbull government.